Are We Being Consumed by Their Agenda?
Energy follows attention. We create ourselves and the world we live in by how we use this energy, and where we place our attention.
February 20, 2024 | Switzerland and USA
The 10th of February 2024
Societal Systemic Constellation
Systemic Constellations are embodied systemic explorations allowing us to tap into our intuition and bring to light aspects of the invisible. They inform a systemic perspective, which is useful when making sense of complex individual or collective issues. Following are reflections on the role of Changemakers based on the Societal Systemic Constellation I facilitated at Heart-to-Heart.online on February 10, 2024.
Initial Setting
A Societal Systemic Constellation starts with defining the elements we want to explore within the larger societal context. In this case, one of the core elements represented in this Constellation was us, the “Changemakers”. For participants, that element represented collectively those today who consciously want to contribute in any small or big way towards a better world for everyone.
At the beginning of the Constellation, it became obvious that energetically the Changemakers are focused on, and even obsessed with, the “Agenda” of those in Power. The “Agenda” took all their attention leaving them no energy or attention for anything else happening.
In the Constellation, we also had a representation of “Consciousness/ the Divine”. In the beginning, the Changemakers were too busy with the “Agenda” of those in Power and were not interested in it, even when invited to do so. Step by step, the emotions, trauma and drama had to accelerate before the Changemakers would turn part of their attention away from the “Agenda” and start noticing other things.
There were other elements represented in the constellation and further depth to the learning, insights and experiences. We are excluding that for simplification and clarity.
Follow up Reflections -
As Changemakers, we saw an initial enamorment with “The Agenda” – the underlying conscious or unconscious forces behind power structures and their iterations.
We were completely taken and fascinated with The Agenda, perhaps obsessed with unearthing or engaging with the roots of all of it! Second chakra (sexual, creative and financial) energies were pouring toward The Agenda. The Agenda was in a mutual relationship, feeding off of the engagement.
We witnessed the Divine (Source, Consciousness) coming in initially expressing a bounty of energy and heart and compassion and love, inviting Humanity and the Changemakers to join and come closer to It. But neither were interested in moving closer to Consciousness.
As the Constellation proceeded, Consciousness began to express nausea, illness, pain, and trauma responses, as well as grief and extreme discomfort. All of these were distasteful or unpleasant aspects of embodied experiencing.
Then and only then did “we” as Changemakers begin to pay closer attention, to care. In fact, the Changemakers “called out” the distress expressed by Consciousness, almost crying “Uncle” or “ceasefire” as a response to all of the pain.
In sum:
As Changemakers we felt that the Divine/ Consciousness is not getting our attention and drawing us closer to Source by only expressing Love and Light.
Rather, it is when things get really dark – when the shadow begins to express itself painfully and violently – then and only then do the Changemakers begin to pay close attention. Then and only then does the real Awakening occur.
Follow up Reflections -
At the moment of the Constellation, my mind was surprised by the focus of the “Changemakers” on the “Agenda” and for a moment I found myself even judging. When I had a chance to reflect, I realized how truthful that representation was.
Despite knowing better, most of us are using great amounts of our time in trying to understand the “Agenda” of “those in Power”, trying to understand what they are doing, why they are doing it, and what is their next step. I am saying “despite knowing better” because many of us realize that the world we live in is the way it is because of how we all show up in it every day. And yet, when it comes to the focus of our energy, we expect “those in Power” to come up with a solution, and we blame them at least on some level for the world we live in. It’s easier to think that someone else is calling the shots, someone else is to be blamed, and someone else will come to save us.
Our obsession with the “Agenda” of those in Power is a direct testament to how much time and energy we spend trying to understand what’s going on in the world today. It also shows our lack of understanding that we are the ones giving the Power to “those in Power”. (Click to read my article on Power and Empowerment.)
As many smarter people have said:
Energy follows attention. We create ourselves and the world we live in by how we use this energy, and where we place our attention.
Hence, it’s not enough to contemplate a better future and expect that it will come with the next elections. We saw energetically in the constellation that emotions and drama will accelerate until we shift our attention away from the “Agenda” of “those in Power”. It’s about waking up to our own role in all this. As I have written previously, to wake up to our role, we need to slow down, but we need to do it fast.
Our most important tasks are to deepen our understanding of the reality we live in, and, at the same time, shift attention from what we try to avoid, or fear, to what want we want to co-create in the world.
More About Societal Systemic Constellations
Societal Systemic Constellations are an experiential and experimental exploratons which help us deepen our understanding of the world, make sense of complex societal issues, and expand our awareness.
In general, during any Systemic Constellations (Individual, Group or Societal), we "zoom in" or "zoom out" on the elements of a system and we visualize them on a board. We do that to explore the dynamics, reveal underlying patterns, power dynamics, unspoken truths, and potentially also the root causes of challenges.
Most Societal Systemic Constellations I facilitate start as blind. That means that the representatives of the different elements do not know who or what they represent until the very end. In this way, we dethrone for a little bit our rational mind as the only source for problem-solving, creativity, innovation, and meaning-making and amplify the subtle whispers of our hearts. During a blind constellation, we also circumvent the old "maps" and narratives we use to orient ourselves, and we tap instead into the essence.
Ultimately, we tap into a deeper knowing without thinking.
We tap into our highest form of intelligence- our wisdom.
That brings clarity which has the power to touch, shift and transform. We expand awareness and get support to lead our lives in ways which contribute to a harmonious, healthy and prosperous world.
If you want to learn more about Systemic Constellations in general, here is a video conversation between
An Open Invitation
If you are curious, I am inviting you to our next Societal Systemic Constellation on Saturday, March 9th, 2024 at 6 pm Central Europe/ 12 pm Eastern/ 9 am Pacific. Participation is open to everyone and the financial contribution for taking part in it is self-defined.
These and other sessions are regularly announced at https://heart-to-heart.online. To stay informed, it’s best to sign up there. Heart-to-Heart.online is the home of changemakers whispering change into being and a Campus of the Change Whisperers’ Academy©.
Elements of the Constellations are decided in advance in collaboration between me,
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The rest is up to you…